Anastasiia Chyhareva
Meteorologist
Her research focuses on cloud formation and precipitation in Antarctica. A deeper understanding of these processes helps improve weather forecasting and provides better insights into climate change.
Mariia Pavlovska
Marine microbiologist
She studies marine microorganisms in Antarctica and the Black Sea. Currently, her research focuses on identifying compounds produced by marine extremophiles that may be beneficial for humanity.
Oksana Savenko
Marine biologist
A specialist in the study of marine mammals, including dolphins, whales, and seals. She has conducted research in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, as well as in Antarctica.
Svitlana Krakovska
Meteorologist
She studies human-driven climate change, including the climate impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The journal «Nature» named Svitlana one of the ten most influential scientists of 2022, and in 2025 she was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
Olha Strilbytska
Biochemist
A researcher of aging and lifespan extension. She currently studies PTSD, focusing on pharmaceutical approaches and the biochemical mechanisms that could change how this disorder is treated.
Olga Zakhozhay
Astrophysicist
She led an international program searching for planets around young stars and discovered the exoplanet HD 114082 b—a gas giant located 311 light-years from Earth. Today, she works with data transmission systems from space satellites.
Olga Grygorieva
Botanist
Досліджує адаптацію та вивчення нових і малопоширених видів плодових рослин світової флори. Завдяки її дослідженням в Україні приживаються та плодоносять нові культури.
Mariia Zerova
Mycologist
She studied a wide range of fungi—from parasitic to edible species. She discovered and described many species new to science and took part in research on the artificial cultivation of certain edible mushrooms.
Marina Shkvyrya
Zoologist
For many years, she has studied Ukraine’s large predators—bears, wolves, and lynx. She is a co-founder of the «White Rock Bear Shelter», which rescues predators from improper and abusive captivity.
Kateryna Yushchenko
Cyberneticist
In 1955, she created the Address Programming Language—one of the world’s earliest languages that allowed programs to run independently of their location in memory. She was the first woman in the USSR to earn a Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences degree in programming.
Kateryna Terebilenko
Chemist
She studies oxide nanomaterials, luminescent glass, and composites for photonic and energy applications. She combines research with teaching and mentoring early-career researchers and actively promotes chemistry to wider audiences.
Yelyzaveta Kordyum
Space biologist
She led a Ukrainian–American study on plant growth and reproduction under spaceflight conditions. In particular, in 1997 she coordinated an experiment aboard the Space Shuttle «Columbia» with the participation of Ukrainian astronaut Leonid Kadenyuk.
Vira Iefremova
Neurobiologist
She studies rare genetic disorders and explores ways to treat them using stem cells. She earned her PhD in Germany, worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Berkeley, and currently works at a biotechnology company in the United States.
Anna Kuzemko
Botanist
She studies steppes and meadows—their functioning, diversity, and conservation approaches. Her work spans geobotany, phytosociology, and plant conservation. Through her research, she helps us better understand how Ukrainian plant communities are organized and what it takes to keep them alive and diverse.
Diana Yuzyk
Ornithologist
Senior research fellow at the Cheremoskyi National Nature Park in Bukovyna. For over ten years, she has been studying birds—their populations, behavior, and role in natural ecosystems.
Khrystyna Gnatenko
Physicist
Her research interests focus on quantum mechanics and quantum programming. She also teaches students, actively popularizes science among children and adults, and is a professional violinist. In 2020, Khrystyna Hnatenko became the youngest Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences in Ukraine.
